Global personalities, tycoons and politicians began arriving in India’s financial capital for the much-hyped wedding of Anand Ambani, son of Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, and his fiancee, Radhika Merchant.

The ‘wedding of the year’ as it has already been dubbed in India, will be held at the family’s 16,000+ capacity Jio World Convention Center in Mumbai and the family’s luxurious 27-storey tower, which is the most expensive property in the world , after Buckingham Palace.

The 27-story tower where the wedding will take place

Among those invited having received a miniature temple with golden idols of Hindu gods are former British Prime Ministers Tony Blair (Tony Blair) and Boris Johnson (Boris Johnson) and the CEO of Saudi Aramco, Amin H. Nasser. Also according to local media the family is on the list Kardashianthe Adelethe Lana Del Rey (Lana Del Rey), o David Beckham (David Beckham) and Drake.

However, the family has not confirmed the names of the guests.

The wedding celebrations begin today with a traditional Hindu ceremony and will be followed by a grand reception over the weekend. It is noted that the date of the wedding was chosen based on the birth charts of the couple.

Marriage

Mukesh Ambani and his wife Nita are among the richest people in the world

Mukesh Ambani, with a net worth of $116 billion, ranks 9th on the list of the richest people in the world, according to Forbes. His son Anand oversees the group’s expansion into renewable and green energy and runs a 3,000-acre animal rescue center in the family’s hometown of Jamnagar. The bride’s father Viren Merchand is a pharmaceutical CEO and his only daughter is the marketing director of Encore Healthcare according to Vogue.

As AP reports, at the beginning of the month, the Indian tycoon, on the occasion of his son’s wedding, organized a group wedding for 52 needy couples.